IMS Project

IMS project documents

• Project presentation
  
  
• System Summary Description
  
  
• System Tour Slides

• Published:
  
  
  • Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2002), "New Information Technologies in Public Participation: A Challenge to Old Decision-making Institutional Frameworks". Ph.D. Thesis. MIT , Dept. Urban Studies and Regional Planning, Cambridge, USA, May 2002 .
    
    
  • Ferraz de Abreu, P., Joanaz de Melo, J. (2000), "Introducing New Information Technologies in Public Participation: Technology is the Easy Part", in Ferraz de Abreu & Joanaz de Melo (eds). 2000. Public Participation and Information Technologies 1999. CITIDEP & DCEA-FCT-New University of Lisbon, Portugal. 599 pages, pp393-406.
    
    
  • Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1998), "Sistema Multimedia Inteligente para Apoio á Consulta Técnica e Pública - Relatório Final", INETI & DGA-MARN & DCEA-FCT-UNL & CITIDEP, Portugal, Janeiro 1998.
    
    
  • Ferraz de Abreu, P., Chito, B, (1997) "Current Challenges in EIA Evaluation in Portugal, and the Role of New Information Technologies: -- The Case of S. João da Talha's Incinerator for Solid Urban Waste", in Machado, J. Reis & Ahern, Jack (eds). 1997. Environmental Challenges in an Expanding Urban World and the Role of Emerging Information Technologies. National Centre for Geographical Information (CNIG), Lisboa, Portugal. 538 pages, pp. 1-11.
    
    

• Final Report: (in portuguese)
  
  
  Introdução

  O Problema

  Metodologia

  Fases de Execução

  O Sistema

  Taxonomias

  A Experiência

  Discussão dos Resultados

  Conclusões

  Agradecimentos

  Referencias

  Anexos

  
  

• Working documents

Experiment: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Public Consultation on Internet

• Questions and Answers on the EIA for the S. João da Talha incinerator (in portuguese)
  
  
• System Survey (in portuguese)

Related Entities

• MIT - DUSP (Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Urban Studies & Planning Department)
  
  
• CITIDEP (Research Center for Information Technologies in Support of Participatory Democracy)
  
  
• DGA (Direção Geral do Ambiente) [Portuguese Environmental Agency]
  
  
• IPAMB (Instituto de Promoção Ambiental) [Environmental Ministry Dept in charge of Public Consultation]
  
  
• VALORSUL (Valorização e Tratamento de Resíduos Sólidos da Área Metropolitana de Lisboa - Norte, S.A.) [Proponent of the S. João da Talha incinerator]

Other CITIDEP Projects: IT for Grassroots | Expo 98 | Regionet | Public Access to Environmental Info | ICPPIT99

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